Yes, that's right ) i have a damn coupon 20% off anything (available 6 days only LUL), some "obsolete" tier 8 prems like Is-6 and T-34 and a desire to waste some $ on a tier 8 prem. I was thinking M4 Revalorise / 112 / Lowe are viable choices ; i really don't care a about the nation i\m buying it for fun + credit grinding. I opened this to see opinions on which are the most fun + credit makers of tier VIII perms

but tbh, Ravioli is kinda fun as well. The gun is quiet nice, the tank itself is... okish? a tier 6 platform with a nice gun ^^

/edit: that chinese t8 td looks good as well. i don't own one, but as an enemy that tank is kinda scary because of the combination of mobility and firepower. but a tank w/o a turret is a bad tank in the current meta imo.

1. Object 252U, just because a retard might actually think its an IS-6 at first look, also gets bit more camo if you mount camo, so vanilla 252U > Defender is actually true

2. Object 252U Defender

3. doesnt matter

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Jokes aside, while the Defender is the strongest premium tank in the game, it is unobtainable (for now). Its hard to sort which one is actually the best, it depends on playstyle, but few some very nice, competitive MT/HT premiums:

Löwe, one of the best credit earners. Reliable and consistent. Shit DPM, though that is partially compensated by a reliable gun. Armor and view range are nice tool and is surprisingly strong even in a tier 10 game. Very nice turret and sidescraping capabilities, armor can bounce even tier 10s if used correctly. 290+ APCR pen is also hilarious if you need to use that.

T26E5, not obtainable from tech tree but pops up fairly often on premium shop (it was just there though so you might need to wait for Christmas to get one. Pretty good and flexible heavium. There is no real downside of it other than the poor alpha damage which can be quite annoying, but if you bully mediums (which you should do) its fine.

AMX M4 49, also not obtainable from tech tree but it does pop up fairly often as well. Very strong frontal armor that is resistant to 230 pen and lower (other than cupola, which isnt that bad tbh because its small), but bit harder to use with tier 8 mm. If you "overangle" it by angling just the front from corners and baiting shots, it can bounce even tier 10s (but dont rely on it). Gun does have good accuracy (mostly negated by bloom + aim time tho), good AP pen and decentish DPM, but sub-par alpha and trash gun handling, but its workable for the platform. It does have -10 depression and its surprisingly fast so there is that. Its godlike when toptier, not as good as Patriot or Löwe when bottom tier but still workable.

M4A1 Revalorise if you want something cheaper is very nice, but quite hard to play effectively and it does suffer from tier 10 MM. However, it craps credits and when used right is probably the best "cheap" tier 8 premium available from tech tree. 390 alpha + surprisingly good gun handling (better than some 230/240/250 alpha meds) + insane shell velocity + good depression is a nice combo, but the platform is poor and very fragile.

Lorraine 40t, the strongest tier 8 medium in the game but rather expensive one and not available on tech tree, though just like T26E5 and M4 49 it is not particurarly rare. However, just like most autoloaders, requires quite alot of skill to master, but it has very high skill ceiling so in strong hands it can be stupidly powerful. Very fast, -8 depression, and a 300 x 4 magazine with highest penetration of all tier 8 mediums in the game. However, it has absolutely no survivability so it can die very, very easily. It is literal glass cannon.

Aside from the eternal Defender, WZ-120-1G FT. TDs can be useful regardless of matchmaking, and you're a decent brawler against medium tanks.

Panther/M10 (and VK4503 to some extent) are also worth a look. Reduced credit gain, yes, but you're likely to play it more because you can usually actually do something in a battle. It's fun enough to compensate, I think, and works well as long as you don't trade shots with T8s (in a one-on-one situation it's very likely to win; better DPM than most T8s, 1300 hitpoints and enough weight to make ramming an option).

Patriot and Liberte... I think the Löwe works better in T9/10 battles. For organized play (SHs, TBs) all three should work, but depends on what kind of tactics you use. Löwe is great in TBs, but might be too slow for strongholds.

Literally only good thing about it is frontal armor, which can be immediately negated by premium ammo. Otherwise it has tier 6 heavy tank gun (srsly T-150 has same DPM and alpha), bad mobility and bad gun handling. It's also a huge target and has no side armor, which makes it a big arty target.

Aikl, on 15 November 2017 - 10:31 AM, said:

Panther/M10 (and VK4503 to some extent) are also worth a look. Reduced credit gain, yes, but you're likely to play it more because you can usually actually do something in a battle.

VK4503 makes the same credits as tier 8 premium tanks, which is pretty apt since it also costs as much as tier 8 premium heavies.

I tested out the Ravioli on the test server and the tank seemed ok, and prints credits like no other if you are good in it. The cheap ammo, high alpha combo with high velocity ammo works well if you are looking for credits.

if u want a medium that you can buy right now...revalorise if u want big alpha with kind of meh pen, but good gun handling and shell velocity, but for me at least, it is too f-in slow..it should have the 48kph m4 has, but anyway,revalorise is a good choice...for the 2nd med choice...i know a lot will say i'm crazy or crap...but t54 mod1...it's a [edited]beast...the gun is beautiful, the 7 degrees of gun depression are very good, and the armour on it...especially the turret...damn..i bullied [edited]mauses in it while being hull down...and if u get in a top tier mm in that tank...farmers will envy you for the amount of farming you will do against those low tiers in mod1...now...for the bat crapcrazy choice...t-34-3...i'm not gonna comment on it more than i have too...cancer gun handling, cancer accuracy, good armour, ok speed, nice alpha, doesn't see tier 10s.

if u want a heavy...lowe...if u want good pen, ok-ish armour and crapdpm, or...112 if u want actual freaking armour, more than decent mobility, and the classic pref mm tier 8 122mm gun...actually...forget about lowe...that tank is made out of lego...if u get shot in the lower plate...engine dies, fires everywhere, ammorack blows off, everything dies in that thing once it gets shot in the lower plate..plus it's slow...so for the heavy selection..112 is the only decent choice from what is available right now.

now if i were you...i would choose either 112 or mod1...but the choice is yours.